Toughest Quiz On Microsoft 70-270 Practice Exam!

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This is a practice exam for Microsoft Certification Exam 70-270 developed for students and learners. You should take this at the end of your studies to check if you are prepared for the real exam. Time yourself on it like the real exam and make sure you pass the practice exam with a substantial margin before taking the real exam. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!

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1.

You are upgrading a computer to Windows XP Professional that currently runs an existing FAT32 partition. You would like to keep the data on the volume after the installation. To do this, you will:
- A.
  
  Convert the existing partition to NTFS during the upgrade process.
- B.
  
  Format the existing partition.
- C.
  
  Install Windows XP Professional on the FAT32 partition.
- D.
  
  Create a new NTFS partition and transfer the data later.
- E.
  
  Use the Backup Utility to back up the data and restore it on the new partition.
2.

You want to install Windows XP on a computer. Under which two of the following circumstances would you perform a clean install?
- A.
  
  There is no existing operating system on the partition you are working with.
- B.
  
  You want to ensure that all necessary operating system files are installed.
- C.
  
  You want to preserve existing data on the partition you are working with.
- D.
  
  The partition is small and you want to ensure that you have enough room for your applications.
- E.
  
  You want to completely remove and replace the operating system on the computer on which you are working.
3.

When performing an installation of Windows XP Professional you will install network components by doing which one of the following:
- A.
  
  Selecting Install Network Components from the Setup Wizard.
- B.
  
  Selecting Choose Network Settings from the Setup Wizard.
- C.
  
  Providing a Workgroup or Domain Name and then choosing Network Settings.
- D.
  
  Choosing a Typical or Custom installation once the Setup Wizard has restarted the computer.
- E.
  
  Providing a Workgroup or Domain Name and then choosing Install Network Components.
4.

Before upgrading a system to Windows XP Professional, you must do which one of the following?
- A.
  
  Uncompress compressed drives.
- B.
  
  Install new applications.
- C.
  
  Update anti-virus software.
- D.
  
  Install system patches.
- E.
  
  Enable BIOS anti-virus options.
5.

You are migrating a user to a new Windows XP Professional installation using FAST. Which two resources must be available to you?
- A.
  
  Administrative privileges on the source computer.
- B.
  
  A destination computer running Windows XP Professional.
- C.
  
  Domain Administrator rights on the destination computer.
- D.
  
  Domain Administration rights on the source computer.
- E.
  
  The user name and password of the user whose state you are transferring.
6.

When using Remote Installation Services, you must have a RIS boot disk under which circumstance?
- A.
  
  When the client computer cannot be located on the network.
- B.
  
  When you wish to perform an unattended installation.
- C.
  
  When DHCP services are not available.
- D.
  
  When using a network client other than WINS.
- E.
  
  When the client computer\'s network card does not support PXE.
7.

The Setup Manager Wizard allows you to configure which three of the following installation options?
- A.
  
  Distribution method.
- B.
  
  Advanced Settings.
- C.
  
  Regional Settings.
- D.
  
  Language Settings.
- E.
  
  General Settings.
8.

Identify the correct syntax for an Answer file.
- A.
  
  [userdata] setting=value
- B.
  
  [attribute] setting=value
- C.
  
  [attribute] userdata=value
- D.
  
  [section] key=value
- E.
  
  [data] setting=value
9.

You are preparing a disk image for multiple users. Why must you create a new account with administrative privileges?
- A.
  
  That allows you to change the administrator password before you create the disk image.
- B.
  
  You will abandon the old administrator profile when you transfer it to the other users.
- C.
  
  You cannot transfer a profile that is in use.
- D.
  
  The Default User profile can only be overwritten by the Administrator profile.
- E.
  
  You can limit the ability of users to change the custom settings.
10.

You have prepared a disk image to automate Windows XP Professional installations. You want to make the custom settings available to any user. To do this you must:
- A.
  
  Copy the Default User profile to Active Directory.
- B.
  
  Copy the Administrator profile to the Default User profile before creating the image.
- C.
  
  Grant all users of the image Administrative privileges.
- D.
  
  Enable the Default User profile once the image has been transferred.
- E.
  
  Create a roaming profile for all users of the image.
11.

You would like to install a new USB device into a computer. After connecting the device, Windows XP Professional does not recognize it. What should you do?
- A.
  
  Unplug the new device. Reconnect it and restart the computer.
- B.
  
  Run the Detect Hardware Wizard to detect and install drivers for the new device.
- C.
  
  Run the Add Driver Wizard to add the device\'s driver.
- D.
  
  Run the Add Hardware Wizard to install and configure the new device.
- E.
  
  Turn the computer off. Install the device and restart the computer.
12.

You would like to roll back a device driver. Rollback will not work for which type of hardware?
- A.
  
  Network interface cards.
- B.
  
  CD-ROM drives
- C.
  
  USB devices.
- D.
  
  VGA displays.
- E.
  
  Printers.
13.

After installing a new device on a computer running Windows XP Professional with the system root on disk drive C, you find that you must restore a device driver from a backup. Where are the driver backups stored?
- A.
  
  C:\\system32\\driverbackups\\
- B.
  
  C:\\system32\\backups\\
- C.
  
  C:\\system32\\restorefiles\\
- D.
  
  C:\\system32\\restorebackups\\
- E.
  
  C:\\system32\\reinstallbackups\\
14.

You have a suspected resource conflict. Identify two strategies to resolve this problem.
- A.
  
  Identify an available resource and assign it to one of the conflicting devices.
- B.
  
  Edit the registry.
- C.
  
  Permanently change the resource settings for the conflicting Plug-and-Play device.
- D.
  
  Disable a conflicting Plug and Play device to free its resources.
- E.
  
  Only use Plug-and-Play devices.
15.

In Windows XP Professional, DiskPart will support all but one of the following functions. Identify the unsupported function.
- A.
  
  Disk formatting
- B.
  
  Script execution.
- C.
  
  Deletion missing dynamic disks
- D.
  
  Assignment of a mount point or a drive letter.
- E.
  
  Conversion a basic disk to a dynamic disk.
16.

You wish to change the drive path for a mount point. How can you do this?
- A.
  
  Use Disk Management to edit the drive path.
- B.
  
  Use Diskpath to edit the drive path.
- C.
  
  Simply create a new drive path.
- D.
  
  Edit the registry with regedit.exe
- E.
  
  Remove the old drive path and create a new one.
17.

You wish to move a multi-disk volume from a Windows 2000 computer to a Windows XP computer. Which one of the following statements is true?
- A.
  
  You do not need to move all disks in the volume.
- B.
  
  The best strategy is to move each disk separately and test them for accessibility.
- C.
  
  You must move all disks in the volume simultaneously.
- D.
  
  You must convert a multidisk volume to a dynamic volume before you can move it.
- E.
  
  Once the disks have been moved, you must delete the striped volume.
18.

Which partition types are available on a basic disk?
- A.
  
  Logical partition.
- B.
  
  Primary partition.
- C.
  
  Dynamic partition.
- D.
  
  Simple partition.
- E.
  
  Extended partition
19.

You need to configure a computer to use multiple monitors. You install a compatible new display adapter and turn the computer on. What, if anything must you do next?
- A.
  
  You do not need to do anything else. The new monitor will be available to the computer.
- B.
  
  In the Display tab, click Settings and the new monitor\'s icon. Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. Configure the new display settings.
- C.
  
  In the Display tab, configure the new monitor\'s display settings.
- D.
  
  ^{In the Display control panel, designate the new monitor as your primary display and configure the display settings.}
- E.
  
  In the Display control panel, under Settings, click Identify and enter a number that will correspond to the monitor\'s icon. Configure the monitor\'s settings.
20.

Your users have deleted a large number of files from a particular volume. The performance of the volume seems to be suffering. What should you do?
- A.
  
  Use Disk Defragmenter to analyze the disk.
- B.
  
  Use Disk Defragmenter to defragment the disk.
- C.
  
  Back up the data and reformat the partition.
- D.
  
  Restore the deleted files from backup.
- E.
  
  Add more memory to the server on which the volume sits.
21.

You wish to convert a FAT32 file system to NTFS after you\'ve installed Windows XP Professional. Identify the ways in which you can do this.
- A.
  
  Use the NTFSCONVERT utility
- B.
  
  Use Disk Management
- C.
  
  Use DiskPart
- D.
  
  Use the FSCONVERT utility
- E.
  
  Use the CONVERT command
22.

Which one of the following is considered good practice for data encryption?
- A.
  
  Never encrypt the My Documents folder, since that is the default storage location for user-created files.
- B.
  
  Encrypt individual files, rather than folders.
- C.
  
  Encrypt private keys and store them on a local volume.
- D.
  
  Destroy recovery certificates and private keys immediately when the recovery agent policy changes.
- E.
  
  Use encryption only when needed because it slows system performance.
23.

You wish to set the compression state of a file in Windows XP Professional. How would you accomplish this?
- A.
  
  Using Disk Manager, right-click the file and select the option to compress it.
- B.
  
  Use a third party compression utility.
- C.
  
  From the command line, use the COMPRESS command.
- D.
  
  Open the Properties of the file. In Advanced Attributes, select the option to compress or decompress the file.
- E.
  
  Open the Properties of the folder in which the file resides. Select the files within the folder to compress.
24.

Which of the following is considered good practice regarding file compression?
- A.
  
  System performance is not significantly affected by compressing and decompressing files.
- B.
  
  Since applications take up large amounts of disk space, you should compress executable files.
- C.
  
  Executable files do not make good candidates for compression.
- D.
  
  Data that change frequently are good candidates for compression.
- E.
  
  Archived data should be considered for compression.
25.

Two potential disadvantages of EFS are:
- A.
  
  EFS does not encrypt data as it travels over a network.
- B.
  
  A system using EFS can be booted using a different file system and EFS data can be read.
- C.
  
  EFS can write temporary files to non-encrypted folders.
- D.
  
  EFS does not automatically re-encrypt folders once they\'ve been decrypted.
- E.
  
  The administrator must create a data recovery agent before EFS can be used.